Night of Wednesday 4 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
niśītha begins 00:33 01:21 niśītha ends
23:4500:0900:3300:5701:2101:4502:09
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1903
Determinatein Xining, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 624 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Wednesday 4 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Thursday 5 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 14:09 on Wed 4 Nov to 13:27 on Thu 5 Nov.
1903-11-04T06:08:57Z → 1903-11-05T05:27:24Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:33–01:21 on the 4th, 00:33–01:21 on the 5th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 4th and 0 of 48 on the 5th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Only one night qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: paraviddha → only-day · margin 37438 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Xining, 1903: Wednesday 4 November.
confidence: determinate
In Xining, Rāsayātrā 1903 falls on Wednesday 4 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 14:09 on Wed 4 Nov to 13:27 on Thu 5 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 4 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 4 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 4 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Xining. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/rasayatra · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 15 Rasayatra, (nisithavyapini, i.e. covering a period from 24 minutes before to 24 minutes after midnight. If occurs on two days or does not occur on any day, it is to be observed on the second day), Puskar Fair. Ratha yatra (Jain), Tripurotsava (evening), Kedara vrata (Orissa), Kartiki purnima.” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Pūrṇimā | Niśītha 4th | Covered | Niśītha 5th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 22:09 → 21:27 | 23:13 | 0 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Chicago | 00:09 → 23:27 | 23:11 | 17 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 4 Nov |
| Jersey City | 01:09 → 00:27 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 4 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 02:09 → 01:27 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 4 Nov |
| London | 06:09 → 05:27 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 4 Nov |
| Durban | 08:09 → 07:27 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 4 Nov |
| Dubai | 09:50 → 09:08 | 23:20 | 48 min | 23:20 | 0 min | 4 Nov |
| Delhi | 11:30 → 10:48 | 23:32 | 48 min | 23:32 | 0 min | 4 Nov |
| Kolkata | 11:30 → 10:48 | 22:47 | 48 min | 22:47 | 0 min | 4 Nov |
| Singapore | 13:04 → 12:22 | 23:19 | 48 min | 23:19 | 0 min | 4 Nov |
| Sydney | 16:09 → 15:27 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 4 Nov |
| Suva | 18:04 → 17:22 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 4 Nov |